When we first selected this movie from Amazon Prime, we were prepared for a movie that we had somehow missed with Nicole Kidman in it and not prepared for the play; however, I was immediately captured by the staging.
I have been raised seeing a lot of plays, and my boyfriend has not been seeing them for that long. At first he wanted to change it, but he is just as much entranced by the movie. Another reviewer commented that they hardly noticed the staging after a bit and later realized that there would have been so much that they would have missed had it been presented any other way. I totally agree. It brought out the softness and tenderness, as well as emotions (or lack of emotions in some cases) in a more striking and memorable manner.
It reminds me of watching Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams or Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman in that they both delved on the humanity within our souls. The narration in this helps to keep the viewer on track and guided with a great tone of voice.
If someone doesn't put this on a list for classic movies/plays to see, it would be a travesty in itself. Anyone interested in staging, humanity, etc. would be in complete awe.
Nicole Kidman was fantastic, as well as all the other cast members with a pleasant surprise to see Lauren Bacall in this too.
I have been raised seeing a lot of plays, and my boyfriend has not been seeing them for that long. At first he wanted to change it, but he is just as much entranced by the movie. Another reviewer commented that they hardly noticed the staging after a bit and later realized that there would have been so much that they would have missed had it been presented any other way. I totally agree. It brought out the softness and tenderness, as well as emotions (or lack of emotions in some cases) in a more striking and memorable manner.
It reminds me of watching Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams or Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman in that they both delved on the humanity within our souls. The narration in this helps to keep the viewer on track and guided with a great tone of voice.
If someone doesn't put this on a list for classic movies/plays to see, it would be a travesty in itself. Anyone interested in staging, humanity, etc. would be in complete awe.
Nicole Kidman was fantastic, as well as all the other cast members with a pleasant surprise to see Lauren Bacall in this too.